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Son House: The Original Library of Congress Sessions From Field Recordings 1941-1942

Read "The Original Library of Congress Sessions From Field Recordings 1941-1942" reviewed by Ed Kopp


These Son House “field recordings" were made in 1941 and ‘42 by folklorist Alan Lomax, who toured the country with a crude 300-pound machine documenting all sorts of regional music.In the 1930s, Son House served as the main inspiration to fellow Mississippians Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters, arguably the two greatest innovators the blues ...


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